Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-22
GER EKAL Markets.
Prodnca and ProyIsIons.

ST. LOUIS, MO, April -FIOur-Quiet and
unchanged Wheat Openet weak on favorable
crop reports and quiet cables, but soon rallied,
advanced and closed firm at 2s0%c above es-
terday; No. red, cash 1919 a SOC; May 90 6S0c,
closing at 1890; June 6055c; July 7S]5G7S7sc,
closing at 1890 bid; August 7S4078zsc, clos
ing at 1870 Corn irregular but firm; May
lower, but other months were &c better; cash
Soc; May "a z 035c, closing at 34zc; June $3.50
July Size. Oats more active and firm; cash
2SG2S4c; May 27%c; August and year 24c.
Corn meal steady at 81 90. Whisky steady, 81 -
Provisions loo lower except for pork: Pork,
small lots, old mess SIS 90; irregular new
mess, SIT 20. Lard 81 o. Dry salt meats
Boxed shoulders at So 90: long clear 81 S715
as 90; short ribs IS l21a; short clear IS %
RacOn-2hOulders S. 25G6 80; long clear SIS 80
as 70; short ribs S SEAS 81; short clear
S. 7509 90. Hams-$ll 500I4 90. Afternoon
board-Wheat firm and higher; May soc; July
1870; August 1874 al 9c; year 77Ac. Corn dull
but steady. Oats no sales.
CHICAGO, ILL, April 2O.-The wheat market
turned strong to day, members of recognized
"bull'' crowd appearing in pit and bid1tng for
good sized lots. Trading on whole was
heaviest in number days. Buying was not only
for May delivery, but extended also into June,
and hat option at close was within one cent
of May, while difference yesterday was Ia.
ShCrss were good for buyers to day, and aide
advance. Buying of June created impression
that June option also would come under con-
troll of 'bull' combination. Liverpool was
quoted quiet and steady Amount Whe at on ocean
passage increased 100000 bushels, clearing5
from three Atlantic ports $4,000, and from De
trOit an Toledo shipments were $4,000 BUSH
els. The market Opened at S3l6c for May, rose
to 81 &c, fell off to S32c rose to S4lc and closed
for the day ut S4GS45ac. Corn was quiet and
easy, prices averaging shade lower than yes
terday. Mess pork was unchanged. Lard was
moderately active and 5G71ac lower early, but
rallied and closed about same as yesterday.
Short ribs broke off l56l71a1 early;
rallied l0Ol5C but again declined l5Gl715c,
rallied & rife and closed moderately active.
Leading futures closed as follows: Wheat, No.
2. April 8224aS2zsc; May S4Gs455c; June S3He:
July S2l4c. Corn, No. , April 3755c; May 3S3s !;
June 39z5C; July 44G4I2sc. Mess pork. Apri.
$50 65 May $50 10; June SO IS. Lard per 100 Ii,
April 81 10; May 81 l712: June 81 %; July 81 So.
Short ribs, April ST 20; May 81 70; June 81 50 /;
July 81 50 Cash quOtatOns-Flour steady and
unch nged. No. spring wheat 62zS2Z5ci No. ?
red S24GS275c; No. 3 corn 373E0371zC. Mess
pOrk-$20 so. Lard 81 Is. Short ribs sides,
loose, 81 79. Dry salt shoulders, boxed, Sc GOA
6 10; short clear sides, boxed, SIS l50S 90.
NV YORK, April 20.-Flour-Market stsady
and moderately active. Wheat-SpOt lots u a
nc and options q trifle higher, closing with less
strength demand fair from both exporters and
millers speculation fairly active; spot No. ,
red $3.50 at elevator; 94156944c deliyeredt
April nominal at 921ac; May 9Z4@92 / l6c, Gloss
ing at 921sc; June 9l% a9254c, closing at PFC
July 9l3a@9l4c, closing at 9l56c; Angus 9O3s@
Gle, closing 90zSc. COrn-Spot lots &c and
options tritle lower, closing steady; spot No.
2, 49049I4C at elevator; 501acdelivereds May 4ss4
G4S5sc, closing at4S4c; June 4S2S @465sc, clos
ing at 4824c; July 493s 0495sc, closing at 49,
August 50356505sc, closing at 5Os5c. OoEee-
Spot fair; Rio firm at SIC 90; options active and
higher; sales 1O,S50 bags; April $l4 l0QI4S5
May $l4 IC0l4 As; June SI4 3O6l4 80; July
Sl4 406l4 IS; August Sl4 SCALA rs; September
Sl4 6O@4 50; October Sl4 OLA So; NOvember
$I4 1904 So; December $l4 7OGl5 90; January
$l4 SO0l4 So; February $l4 S5G15 05; March
Sl4 90d15 %. Sugar-Quiet and steady; refined
quiet; standard ga" SIC. Molasses> steady; so
test 1870. Rice firm and in good demand,
moderately active; spot 81 All al So; May 81 A
67 AZ; June 81 51G7 Sc; July 81 6lG7 63.